“I’m very positively impressed. The people here are all very cheerful and open. We’ll have a good time,” declared a happy Jonathan Tah after he had fulfilled all the request for photos and autographs from the huge set of fans at the airport. The Germany international and his teammates faced a packed programme with numerous highlights.
Bayer 04 TV accompanied the team under head coach Gerardo Seoane not just for the friendly against the Mexican top-flight club FC Toluca but also for the hot-air balloon flight over the Teotihuacán pyramids as well as the team evening at the end of the tour.
That has produced a 25-minute film with emotional images of Rudi Völler’s visit to the orphanage in Querétaro plus a host of entertaining moments with Lukas Hradecky, Sardar Azmoun and Co…
Construction work continues on the ‘Haus der Talente’ on Kurtekottenweg in Leverkusen, where 36 young elite athletes will find a new home from next summer. The building team from Temmink Bau, led by Thomas Wellers, are hard at work. Over the past few days, excavators, wheeled loaders and rollers have removed 2,500 cubic metres of soil to excavate the basement.
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In a top-quality encounter, the Bayer 04 women’s team lost 3-2 at home to Bayern Munich. Paulina Tomasiak opened the scoring with a free-kick (36’) and also netted a superb goal to make it 2–1 (52’). Vanessa Gilles (51') and Edna Imade (68') equalised for FC Bayern in a fast-paced and extremely entertaining match. Alara Sehitler sealed the win late on for the reigning champions.
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Special events for a special match: Bayer 04 are offering fans a varied programme of events at tonight’s home game in the Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga against German champions Bayern Munich (kick-off: 18:00 CEST). Alongside a number of interactive activities, events to mark the DFB Sustainability matchday are also planned around the Ulrich Haberland Stadium. Read on in the matchday news ahead of the clash with FC Bayern.
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Once again, two Fritz Walter Gold Medals are heading to Leverkusen: Bayer 04 new signing Kennet Eichhorn and Francis Onyeka, a product of the Werkself youth set-up, currently on loan at SV Elversberg, were honoured for their performances during the 2025/26 season. The DFB announced the awards on Monday, 14 September. The Fritz Walter Medal is the most prestigious individual award in German youth football.
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